Rivers Fishing Derby pays out $3,200
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- Published on Wednesday, March 23, 2016
By Hall Sveistrup
Press Reporter
Deteriorating ice conditions did not prevent 162 adults and 28 youth (12 years and under) from congregating on Lake Wahtopanah for the ninth annual ice fishing derby. It was hosted by Rivers & Area Game & FIsh Association on Saturday, March 12. Some changes for this event consisted of elimination of the $10,000 cash prize for a tagged northern pike and the exclusion of prizes for walleye and perch. Instead, cash prizes totalling $3,200 were awarded to the captors of the 10 longest of the 70 northern pike caught, measured and released. Consequently, the derby was dubbed the 2016 Northern Pike Classic.
MFMHL Championship series tied at one
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- Published on Wednesday, March 23, 2016
File photo property of Zack Peters - ZJP Photography. Yellowhead goaltender Emma Greenwood and the rest of the AAA midget team are facing a very tough challenge from the Central Plains Capitals in the MFMHL final.
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The Yellowhead AAA Midget Female Chiefs returned to the ice on Friday, Mar. 18, after a bizarre turn of events following game one of the championship series last Wednesday.
Neepawa hosting Mixed Curling Championship
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- Published on Tuesday, March 22, 2016
By Eoin Devereux
The Neepawa Press/Neepawa Banner
This weekend, the Neepawa Curling Club is home to some of the best male and female curlers from across the province, as it hosts the 2016 Chicken Chef Mixed Provincial Championship. The event, which runs Mar. 24 to 27, features 16 teams composed of men and women together. The winners of this tournament will have the opportunity to represent Manitoba at the Canadian Mixed Championship, set for Nov. 12 to 19 in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia.
Amazing comeback falls short for NACI Tigers
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- Published on Monday, March 21, 2016
By Eoin Devereux
The Neepawa Press/Neepawa Banner
An incredible last minute effort from the Neepawa Tigers varsity girls basketball team would not be enough to secure the Provincial ‘AA’ championship, as the team fell to the Souris Sabres on Saturday, Mar. 19, 77-63 in overtime.
Taylor a top contender
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- Published on Monday, March 21, 2016
By Sheila Runions
Banner Staff
Ten-year-old Taylor Bridgeman of Rivers first heard about gymnastics through a friend and based on that peer review, she expressed an interest to try. Parents Marty and Kat Bridgeman agreed and she began Just for Fun in September 2011 at the age of six. The following year she had already moved to the regional stream as a beginner gymnast. Year three (September 2013) she was part of Manitoba’s regional team, which is by invitation only and is based on meeting compulsory skills. At the April 2014 provincial championship (part of year three) she was first all-around gymnast.
